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Battery storage is still hugely impractical on the scale required to keep a grid stable, even if we assume ( huge assumptions) that battery building capacity ca
by sofixa 5y ago
Battery storage is still hugely impractical on the scale required to keep a grid stable, even if we assume ( huge assumptions) that battery building capacity can keep up and be affordable. Also, batteries need to be changed due do depletion much more frequently than a nuclear reactor.
- ericmay 5y agoI'm thinking every house has its own panels, and its own batteries. Grid is optional. You'll have to be more careful about energy usage perhaps, and maybe personally invest up-front for enough battery and power storage. Maybe the grid is still connected and you can sell excess power, or connect in an emergency (maybe it's expensive?). I do have very little reason to doubt that costs for batteries won't come down drastically in the future. If it doesn't, it might just be an investment you make when owning a home. Just thinking out loud here.